Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-12
IN A VAULT AT GREENWOOD.
The Remains Of Henry Ward Beccher
Quietly Removed This Morning troua
Plymouth Church sO Their Temper.
ary Resting Place.


NEW YORK, March Ia.-The remains OF the late
Henry Ward Beecher were taken from Plymouth
church, Brooklyn. at $50 this morning and con-
Neyed 10 Greenwood cemetery, where they were
oepoSted In the large receiving vault. where they
VIII NIL nmain until the family select a lot for nnai
All night long the church was guarded by Ply
moath company g, and at O'Clock this morning
mains over TO the Plymouth church committee.
VINO nad charge OF the burial A Gordon oI oDa
~ nunarea police We're drawn up In front OF the main
cndanCe ol the church on orange street. There
were very few people the street az the time and
every ming passed OF quietly None OF the family
went 10 the church. AT = o'clock the members OF
the committee and the other gentlemen present
took last look al the face OF the dead divlne and
ihe Id ol the caSkel was screwed down by Under
The casket was lifted on the shoulders OF six
undertakers assistants, carried out OF the church
walked in front OF the casket with uncovered head
The flowers which We're placed on the top of the
,sS, ,,saS % W realn The nrst carriage
:. h. Halliday, Undertaken Hopper and Mr. - v.
White. There were eleven other carriages and
these were occupied by John I. Howard Rev Ed-
ward Beecher Augustus Storrs, T.Nan Ingen Rev.
Thomas X. Beecher. Mayor Whitney, 4. e. Fam
WOOD s. Watson, r. jerks, ). :. Ferris h. Gordon,
Mortimer c. ogden, H. f. Loundsbnry Deacon
Richardson, NJ. p Beach. Albert ncaley, Thomas
c. Bowen, OF the Independent; J. Arbuckle, DIR.
George w. Brush, Thomas q. Shearman, q. n.
Howard, J. B. StudwelL Gen. noratio {. King, J.
y. Andrews A. Ogden Smith, A. Bell J.W. Gibson,
-. ". d.. II.
James A. Brodit, J. b. Herndons, II. l. Hayden 4.
Whitney, W. B. Collins, Alonze B. Day and II. NJ.
The funeral cortege proceeded from the church
10 Henry street, 10 Montague street, 20 Clinton
street, 90 Third street, 10 Fourth avenue, 10
Twenty-third street, To Greenwood cemetery.
THE ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION THRoNGEp.
Along the whole route TO the cemetery the
streets were lined with people and many followed
the cortcge TO the cemetery. IL was shortly after
10 when the hearse was seen coming in
the main road 10 the receiving vault. and,
when the first carriage drew up In front OF the
vault gates, the crowd was 30 great that the police
had 20 force the people back 10 make room for the
mourners 10 alight. Pastor Halliday got out ot
the carriage ana received the casket, which tho
attendants bore TO the big box that was standing
in the porch. The casket was screwed up In the
box and the pail OF flowers placed on the top.
Then hundreds of barred heads withstood the bit
Ing blast while Pastor Halliday offered up prayer
for the departed soul. He made a very touching
appeal for the affiicted family, who, he said. had
been deprived OF Its chief member and brightest
ornament.
PLACED IN THE VAULT.
The large iron gates OF the vault were opened,
and the attendants, led by Pastor Halliday. car
ried the body into the west gallery OF the vault.
The flowers were then removed, and ths
casket was placed In vault and z, OF Sec
ti0n ,. The friends or the dead took q
farewell look at the box and the doors were closed
The doors OF the main entrance TO the vault were
covered Withe eVergreens, roses, smilax and Easter
lilies.
hlltf ifit Uput Ddu lt1l lUe cuurCu 0unuftus OF
people gathered around and many begged for
soIae or the flowers OF the decorations as memen-
toes.
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says: From information just made public IL -
believed that the Illinois Central Is planning to
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